The battle had fallen into a brutal stalemate of attrition. Relying on their summoned beasts and seamless coordination, the Legendary Sannin of Konoha barely held back Hanzo and Ibuse's fierce assault, but they were clearly at a disadvantage.
The poisonous mist steadily eroded their defenses, rapidly draining their chakra and stamina, while Hanzo seemed tireless, his attacks growing fiercer with every wave.
"This can't go on!"
Tsunade knocked aside a water blade and shouted between ragged breaths. Her medical chakra had been heavily depleted by resisting the poison and sustaining such intense combat.
"His poison and stamina seem endless..."
Jiraiya did not look any better. Gamabunta, too, had gained several wounds corroded by the poisonous mist.
Orochimaru's golden slit pupils remained locked on Hanzo's flickering silhouette within the poisonous mist as his mind raced.
The odds of winning are slim, but the consequences of retreating may be even worse...
We have to hold on. At the very least, force more of his hand or find an opening...
Hanzo seemed to have seen through their predicament. His attack rhythm accelerated once more, while Salamander Ibuse let out a savage roar and spewed poisonous mist even more violently.
Under the poisonous mist, the scythe, and Salamander Ibuse's savage strength, the scales of battle tipped irreversibly.
The three Konoha shinobi's chakra and stamina were like water leaking from a broken skin, rapidly running dry under the relentless high-speed, high-intensity clash and the poison's constant erosion.
Their summoned beasts were likewise covered in wounds.
Yet Hanzo seemed like a tireless killing machine.
His control over the poisonous mist had reached perfection. He could adjust its density at will; it served as cover, a weapon, and an extension of his senses.
Even more terrifying was his unfathomable Body Flicker Technique!
Concealed by the poisonous mist,